On April 26, 1986, the No. 4 reactor of the Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant, near Pripyat in the Soviet Union (now Ukraine), exploded, resulting in the worst nuclear disaster in history. The incident ...

The Armenian Nuclear Power Plant stands in a seismic zone, and has already been shuttered once before, closing for six years ...

Russian troops have been engaged in fighting near Pripyat, Ukraine, during the Russian invasion of Ukraine and the site has been taken by Russian forces. The invasion has raised questions about ...

In an article in Forbes, pro-nuclear environmentalist Michael Shellenberger points out that despite being the world’s worst nuclear accident, Chernobyl “will (ultimately) kill, at most, 200 ...

Thirty years after the Chernobyl nuclear disaster, euronews spoke to three people who worked in and around the site of the power station in the immediate aftermath of the tragedy. Natalia Manzurova ...

Four decades after the world’s worst nuclear disaster, something weird—but wonderful—is happening inside the Chernobyl Exclusion Zone: the dogs that roam the radioactive area are rapidly evolving. And ...

Many believe the impact of the nuclear disaster was more widespread than official reports said. It’s why news that Chernobyl has become a tourist destination is repugnant to Pilat.

Chernobyl Nuclear Disaster Myths: Debunking Misconceptions The release of HBO’s Chernobyl has undoubtedly led to an increase in dialogue on nuclear power, its safety and the disaster itself.

After Chernobyl, Ukraine for a time rejected reliance on nuclear reactors, but finally decided to keep Europe’s largest station at Zaporizhzhia. And that brings us to our present peril.

A population of wild dogs living near the Chernobyl exclusion zone is now giving scientists a glimpse into how long-term radiation exposure affects generations. The radiation exposure still being ...

Lauri Maki, Paul Kinnunen and Jani Karvonen take photographs in front of the sarcophagus that was built around reactor #4 after the Chernobyl disaster in this June 12, 2005 file photo.

On April 26, 1985 the Chernobyl nuclear power plant in Pripyat, Ukraine exploded. The next day over 116,000 people evacuated the surrounded villages. But what happe… ...